COGNITIVE BIASES MAKE OUR JUDGEMENTS IRRATIONAL.
We have evolved to use shortcuts in our thinking, which are often useful, but a cognitive bias means there’s a kind of misfiring going on causing us to lose objectivity. This website has been designed to help you identify some of the most common biases stuffing up your thinking.
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DON’T BE FOOLED!
CHOOSE YOUR BIAS
“Women Are Wonderful” Effect
Survivorship Bias
Selection Bias
The Spotlight Effect
Reactance
Bystander Effect
The Placebo Effect
In-Group Bias
Just-World Hypothesis
Pessimism Bias
Optimism Bias
The Halo Effect
Fundamental Attribution Error
The Framing Effect
Declinism
Negativity Bias
Groupthink
The Barnum Effect
The Backfire Effect
Self-Serving Bias
Belief Bias
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Confirmation Bias
The Curse Of Knowledge
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